White House Attorney Ty Cobb Says Trump's Interview Negotiations With Mueller Are Still On

Source: The Daily Beast

‘The Cohen searches have not yet changed our strategy or level of cooperation with the special counsel,’ Cobb said.

BETSY WOODRUFF
04.20.18 8:00 AM ET

The president’s personal legal team is still negotiating a possible interview between President Trump and special counsel Robert Mueller, according to White House lawyer Ty Cobb.

“The Cohen searches, while they have taken time away from discussions with regard to an interview, certainly have not brought those discussions to a halt,” Cobb told The Daily Beast. “They continue.”

There have been reports, including at The Washington Post on April 17, that the negotiations for a potential interview between Trump and Mueller’s team have sputtered to halt in recent weeks after the FBI searches of longtime Trump fixer Michael Cohen’s office and hotel room.

The raids certainly appear to have rattled the president.

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